src/main.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import asyncio
+
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ from src.suggestion_engine import compute
 from src.views import router as frontend_router
 
 app = FastAPI(title="Stackchain Dashboard")
+CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
 
 app.add_middleware(
     CORSMiddleware,
@@ -30,11 +33,16 @@ def health() -> dict[str, str]:
 @app.get("/api/v1/context")
 async def context() -> JSONResponse:
     try:
-        user_data = await current_user()
+        user_data, repo_data, issues_data, prs_data = await asyncio.wait_for(
-        repo_data = await repos()
+            asyncio.gather(current_user(), repos(), issues(), pull_requests()),
-        issues_data = await issues()
+            timeout=CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
-        prs_data = await pull_requests()
+        )
     except Exception as e:
+        error_message = (
+            f"Gitea context request timed out after {CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:g}s"
+            if isinstance(e, TimeoutError)
+            else str(e)
+        )
         return JSONResponse({
             "user": {"id": None, "login": "timmy", "full_name": "Timmy Jr", "email": ""},
             "repos": [],
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ async def context() -> JSONResponse:
                 {"panel": "auth", "action": "connect", "target": "stackchain-dashboard backend", "priority": "high"},
                 {"panel": "gitea", "action": "set GITEA_URL + GITEA_TOKEN", "target": "/root/stackchain-dashboard/.env or systemd env", "priority": "high"},
             ],
-            "error": str(e),
+            "error": error_message,
         })
     user_model = User(id=user_data["id"], login=user_data["login"], full_name=user_data.get("full_name", ""), email=user_data.get("email", ""))
     repo_models = [

tests/test_context_timeout.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import asyncio
+
+import pytest
+
+from src import main
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_context_returns_fallback_when_gitea_exceeds_deadline(monkeypatch):
+    cancelled = asyncio.Event()
+
+    async def hanging_current_user():
+        try:
+            await asyncio.Event().wait()
+        finally:
+            cancelled.set()
+
+    async def empty_collection():
+        return []
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 0.01)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", hanging_current_user)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "repos", empty_collection)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "issues", empty_collection)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "pull_requests", empty_collection)
+
+    response = await main.context()
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert b'"repos":[]' in response.body
+    assert b'"error":"Gitea context request timed out after 0.01s"' in response.body
+    assert cancelled.is_set()